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in reply to a message by zebra_cakes
Linnea is one of my faves. :)
lynn-AE-a, middle syllable rhyming with Mae. And regarding pronunciation - its page has an accent over the E, so I don't know why BtN says it has stress on the first syllable.
Seems out of place in that sibset, tbh. Zoe and Stephen are really traditional, top 50 sort of names. Even though Stephen isn't at the moment, it was for a REALLY long time and I know dozens of Stephens. Linnea peaked below #700 in the US, over 60 years ago. And Zoe and Stephen are also simple, solid sounding names, whereas Linnea is flowing and a tad flowery, so the style is off.
lynn-AE-a, middle syllable rhyming with Mae. And regarding pronunciation - its page has an accent over the E, so I don't know why BtN says it has stress on the first syllable.
Seems out of place in that sibset, tbh. Zoe and Stephen are really traditional, top 50 sort of names. Even though Stephen isn't at the moment, it was for a REALLY long time and I know dozens of Stephens. Linnea peaked below #700 in the US, over 60 years ago. And Zoe and Stephen are also simple, solid sounding names, whereas Linnea is flowing and a tad flowery, so the style is off.
This message was edited 5/1/2012, 9:38 AM
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